Railway-track construction



July 6.1926. 1,591,086

H. O. HAVEMEYER, JR

RAILWAY TRACK CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 29, 1925 z-sneets-sheet 1 V 7 j 7 1,591,086 -H. o. HAVEMEYER, JR

I RAILWAY TRACK CONSTRUCTION Fiied' Dec. '29. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 )larzzy allaaerrgeyc ri;

Patente dJulyfi y V, UNITED stares HENRY 0. HAVEMEYER,

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RAILWAY-TRACKCONSTRUCTIOKl I,

' 7 Application 'filed December 'sidered, has heretofore been proposed, but

the present invention possesses certain -ad vantages not tobefound in the older struc:

tures so far asl a' n advised. Under the present arrangement, the rails, which are, of ordinary construction, extend to the end of the. structureuponwhich they are laid and the. ire-railing means arefsecuredYdirectly tothe rails rather than to the rail supporting structure; Furthermore, the construction ofxthe parts which are associated with ,the rail ends is such that the rails of vari-. ous track-ways may be brought into close relation, a point of manifest advantage as when, .for instance, I the structure is employed in connection with a turntable.

The invention is illustrated in the -an 3 nexed drawings in connection With two track-ways and in g d Figure 1 the termini of the tracks upon (\vo relatively shiftable elements are shown in plan with'my re-railing device applied thereto,

3 Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line II 'II of Figure 1 looking in the direction of'the arrow, j "Figures 3, 4c and.:5 are. detailisectional' views taken on the line III-III, IV-I'V and VV, respectively, of Figure 1, Figure '6 is a perspective view-of one of the wheel engaging andshifting elements, and u Figure 7 is, a similar view. of one of the wheel supporting or bearing blocks .which cooperates with one of the wheels while the shifting and engagingelement is acting to shift the Wheels laterally as the vehicle or car is being moved'along the traekeway, Itis vof course to be understood thatj the invention applicable to a large number of trackways-where suchways have to be'closely associated as,*:for instance, thosejlead1ng up s ptien 1 eigenstates te -seamen- 29,1925. Serial mil 78,2"?111? v nection with two adjacent converging trackwaysas shown in-Figuresl and 2.

Referring to Figure 1,1;denotes a float T bridge having twozpairs ofrails 2 and 3,

and 4and 5 forming respectively two track- 1 v ways. a

The rails are, ofthe usual or standard 1 type and their ends terminate flush or substantially so, with the'end of the float bridge; 7

Similar railsQ and 3?, aud t? and 5? form corresponding track-ways secured on a, mov

able. body,say a car float denoted by l,v Figure 1.1 s

The rails'extend to, the end of the car float as with those on land are likewise of standard formation i As shown in Figure 1 the ends of the trackways are. out of alignmenuthat is to say the car float cannot be,or hasnot been,

brought to such position that the adjacent ends of the rails produce an uninterrupted or continuous way. r y To provide means whereby a car may safely pass along the track-ways I employ two elements located and secured to the rails ator adjacent the ends thereof.

Such elements may be termed a re-railer or shifter and an associated rail head" eX-' tension or bearing block; I Inasmuch asthe re-rail'ers are alike in form, a description of one will suflice. The-same 1s true of. the ra l head extension bearing block.

Referring more specifically 6, the re-railing'element comprisesa body 6 formed-along one face or side at its base,

'to'Figs. 3 to I with a lateral extension? of such contour as to fit between the under face'of ,thelrail head and the upper face of thegrail' base. The body at its outer portioneiitends upwardly as j8 to a point a substantial distance above the tread surface of the rail head and the inner face ofsuch upwardextension (or that face which hes toward the ra1l)f1s formed on an 11 1Cl111e or, 1n other words, 1s

formed with an inclinedface 9 the' lower edge or margin whereof term nates at the 'upper portlon of agroove orchannel 10exd g ngi ud al y Qfj fi memb r-M A will beseenupon referenceto the sectional views, the inner side of the channel, aligns with the adjacent side face of the rail head.

As will be most clearly seen upon. refer @1108. t ig r s. a d the g v o anne l;}1 Q jiswidened out ateach ehd andflthe inc ine :f ac 1. e 19wsthe, en a r h groove so. that the end port ons denoted by 9 and 9 of said face stand further away from the rail than does the central portion.

As will be seen, section 9 of the inclined or beveled face is inclined outwardly ,to .a greater degree, more nearly to the horizontal than is the central portion, the two sections merging into each other on easy lines to prevent shock in the use of the device. The widening of the mouth of the groove at the entranceend thereof and the gradual increase of 'pitchtoward thevertical of the inclined face from the rail ends inwardly ensures absence of jar or, in other words,

ease of operation.

Associated with the re-railing 'element' as above described, i's what I term a rail head extension. It takes the form of a block of the contour best shown in Figure 7 comprising a body portion 11 having upon its lnf ner face a rib or extension 12 adapted to fit between the under face of the rail head and the'upper face of the rail base. The height of the block is such that its upper face 13 lies flush with the tread surface of therail when the parts are assembled. The side face of the extension block may be tapered off as a 14 to lighten the same The elements when placed in position upon opposite sides of the rail at its end are upon and'alon the rail head extension block 13 secured to rail r and as such ineinber is smooth the wheel will roll thereover and at the same time be shifted laterally without undue strain.

The gradual increased pitch (toward the vertical) of the inclined portions 9* and 9 serves to gradually shift the wheels laterally until tl'iey'align with the tracks 4*. and 5" over and upon which t-hev niav then pass.

I 'By spacing and inclining the face 9" from the. track and widening the groove 10 at suchpoint the wheel flanges may readily enter the latter without iar .or impact. v V

Vl fhile I have shown the devices as applied to the rail ends upon both of the abiitting structures their presence is not necessary upon bothbut where there is one-way traffic only the re-railing and supporting blocks need be present on but one set-of rail ends.

What is claimed is:

V 1. combination with a pair of rails forming a track-way, means located at the end of each rail for laterally shifting a wheel passing froma nonsaligning adjacent track-way onto the rails. of saidfirst named neenoee track-way, said means comprisinga grooved block having an upstanding member spaced from therail presenting an inclined face.

adapted to contact tl e fiange of an advancing wheel and to force the wheel laterally,

and alblock secured toithe'opposite side of s the rail, the upper face of the block being in substantial alignment with the tread sur face of the rail.

2. In combination with a pair of rails,

a re-railing means comprising a block secured to the'outer side of each rail, the upper face of said block being in substantial alignment with the tread surface of the rail,

and a second membersecuredto the opposite face of each rail, said member presenting a groove or channel adjacent the head of the *rail, which groove widens out toward its outer end, and an upstanding member spaced away from the rail, and having that face which faces the rail inclined outwardly from the vertical. I V V I I p 3. In combination; with arpair of rails;

a ire-railing means comprising a block'secured to the outer side of each rail, "the upper face of said block being in substantial alignment with the tread surface -of the rail, and a second member secured tothe opposite face of each rail, said member presenting a groove or'channel adjacent the head of the rail, which groove widens out toward each end, and an upstanding member spaced away from the rail, and'having that face which facesthe rail inclined outwardly from the vertical. i

i. In combination with a pair of rails; a re-railing means comprising a block secured to the outer side of each rail, the upper face of said block being in substantial alignment with the tread surface of the rail, and a.

second member secured to the opposite face of each rail, said member presenting a groove or channel adjacent the head of the rail, which groove widens out toward its 1 outer end, and an upstanding member spaced away from the rail, and having that face which faces the rail inclined outwardly from the vertical, sa d inclination decreasing from tlg e outer end of the member inwardly there- 0 In combination with a pair of rails forming the termini of a traclewayg means for shifting the wheels of a vehicle from a non-aligning track-ii 'ayonto said rails, said means comprising a member secured to the inner face of one rail at its end, provided with means to engage the flange ofan oncoming wheel and to cam the wheel laterally onto the rail, and a block secured to the outer face of the second rail adjacent its end, the upper face of said block lying in the plane of the tread of therail and forming in efl'eot-a lateral rail head extensionj i 6.-ln combination with a pair of none align ng rails; are-railing means Qqmp fis;

ing a block secured to the outer side of at least one of said rails, the upper face-0f said block being in substantial alignment which groove Widens out toward the end of therail, arid ail upstanding member sp ecedf away f10m ;the rail and having that face 10 Which faces the 'eil inclined outwardly from r the Vertical e V "111 testimony whereof I have signed'my name to this specification.- I

HENRY 0. HA MEYER; JR, 

